Spatial variation of reef fishes and the relative influence of biotic and abiotic habitat traits
Abstract Patterns of distribution of reef fishes were examined across three spatial scales and related to habitat traits along 25 km of the northern Portuguese coast. Response variables included the multivariate assemblage structure, the total number of taxa and individuals, and the abundance of sin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Helgoland Marine Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10152-017-0500-4 |